美国政治

Democrats retain control of US Senate after win in Nevada

Biden can push ahead with agenda and judicial appointments even as GOP expected to narrowly win House

Democrats will retain a majority in the US Senate in a big boost to Joe Biden’s presidency after Catherine Cortez Masto won re-election in Nevada.

According to the Associated Press, Cortez Masto is projected to win her contest against Republican candidate Adam Laxalt, in one of the most competitive races of the midterm elections.

Cortez Masto’s victory gave Democrats their 50th seat out of 100, enough to hold the majority given that Kamala Harris, the vice-president, can cast tiebreaking votes. It came after Democrat Mark Kelly won re-election in Arizona over Trump-backed Republican candidate Blake Masters.

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